Patai Gergely :c64:
@cobbpg.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy
8 bits should be enough for everyone! Patai is my surname, because we Hungarians like it that way.
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[bridged from https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@cobbpg on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
People are saying that resolution is one letter away from revolution, and I just realised that this is almost true in Hungarian too: fogadalom vs. forradalom. Either way, a happier 2026 to everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
People are saying that resolution is one letter away from revolution, and I just realised that this is almost true in Hungarian too: fogadalom vs. forradalom. Either way, a happier 2026 to everyone!
Enthusiasts of obscure #retrocomputing artifacts might enjoy this small presentation about an early Hungarian homebrew platform, the Homelab series of computers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qms98DypIdQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qms98DypIdQ
December 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Enthusiasts of obscure #retrocomputing artifacts might enjoy this small presentation about an early Hungarian homebrew platform, the Homelab series of computers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qms98DypIdQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qms98DypIdQ
After getting a lot of attention recently, I decided to wrap up my popular #c64 project My Day on the Highway by releasing it in its current state. I hope it still brings joy to some people!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtHOdxEM3I
CSDb: https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=257822
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtHOdxEM3I
CSDb: https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=257822
My Day on the Highway
Commodore 64 Game Preview: My Day on the Highway by cobbpg. Released on 11 December 2025
csdb.dk
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
After getting a lot of attention recently, I decided to wrap up my popular #c64 project My Day on the Highway by releasing it in its current state. I hope it still brings joy to some people!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtHOdxEM3I
CSDb: https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=257822
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtHOdxEM3I
CSDb: https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=257822
The #commodore #plus4 just got the clone of Green Beret it always deserved: Stab ‘N Dash is now out in glorious 121 colours: https://plus4world.powweb.com/software/Stab_N_Dash
Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iMJn69Lv2m8
Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iMJn69Lv2m8
Stab 'N Dash - Software Details - Plus/4 World
plus4world.powweb.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The #commodore #plus4 just got the clone of Green Beret it always deserved: Stab ‘N Dash is now out in glorious 121 colours: https://plus4world.powweb.com/software/Stab_N_Dash
Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iMJn69Lv2m8
Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iMJn69Lv2m8
My latest Stunt Car Racer video is definitely a hit with the target demographics. 😂 #c64 #retrocomputing #youtube
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My latest Stunt Car Racer video is definitely a hit with the target demographics. 😂 #c64 #retrocomputing #youtube
Wow, after watching this video I could finally see the depth in an autostereogram for the first time in my life! Not sure why it clicked all of a sudden, because I don't think the video itself said anything new, but I'm happy it finally worked either way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEewrwTjOhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEewrwTjOhQ
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wow, after watching this video I could finally see the depth in an autostereogram for the first time in my life! Not sure why it clicked all of a sudden, because I don't think the video itself said anything new, but I'm happy it finally worked either way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEewrwTjOhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEewrwTjOhQ
RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@cobbpg/115493373962084495
Hot off the press, here's my write-up about the technical details of the #c128 port of Stunt Car Racer:
https://cobbpg.github.io/articles/stunt-car-racer-c128-port.html
#c64 #retrocomputing
Hot off the press, here's my write-up about the technical details of the #c128 port of Stunt Car Racer:
https://cobbpg.github.io/articles/stunt-car-racer-c128-port.html
#c64 #retrocomputing
If you always thought that the #c128 is just a #c64 with a bunch of useless bits bolted on, maybe it's time to reconsider. I just released a version of Stunt Car Racer adapted to take advantage of these additional features, and the performance boost is quite significant. See for yourself!
Video […]
Video […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@cobbpg/115493373962084495
Hot off the press, here's my write-up about the technical details of the #c128 port of Stunt Car Racer:
https://cobbpg.github.io/articles/stunt-car-racer-c128-port.html
#c64 #retrocomputing
Hot off the press, here's my write-up about the technical details of the #c128 port of Stunt Car Racer:
https://cobbpg.github.io/articles/stunt-car-racer-c128-port.html
#c64 #retrocomputing
Reposted by Patai Gergely :c64:
Seriously though, when people ask what the point of learning algebra is, I think it teaches not just a set of laws for things that compose well, but the idea that sets of laws are great for designing things that compose well.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Seriously though, when people ask what the point of learning algebra is, I think it teaches not just a set of laws for things that compose well, but the idea that sets of laws are great for designing things that compose well.
If you always thought that the #c128 is just a #c64 with a bunch of useless bits bolted on, maybe it's time to reconsider. I just released a version of Stunt Car Racer adapted to take advantage of these additional features, and the performance boost is quite significant. See for yourself!
Video […]
Video […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Outerversal is clearly turning into one of the most popular modern #c64 hit songs. Well deserved, I say! The variety of sounds one can get out of the SID chip is way beyond any of its contemporaries. Also, this song uses pretty much all the RAM in the machine even though it doesn't contain any […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
October 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Outerversal is clearly turning into one of the most popular modern #c64 hit songs. Well deserved, I say! The variety of sounds one can get out of the SID chip is way beyond any of its contemporaries. Also, this song uses pretty much all the RAM in the machine even though it doesn't contain any […]
Just enjoying this nice evening in Budapest, and suddenly a curious group of military boats shows up.
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just enjoying this nice evening in Budapest, and suddenly a curious group of military boats shows up.
The other day, my parents' #cat decided to test her superpowers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5i1j17N3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5i1j17N3I
August 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The other day, my parents' #cat decided to test her superpowers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5i1j17N3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5i1j17N3I
After some wrestling with the #commodore #plus4 palette it became clear that it's really lacking in low saturation colours as well as missing a proper dark range.
I created an experimental 256-entry palette that fixes both of these issues, and I think […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
I created an experimental 256-entry palette that fixes both of these issues, and I think […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
August 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
After some wrestling with the #commodore #plus4 palette it became clear that it's really lacking in low saturation colours as well as missing a proper dark range.
I created an experimental 256-entry palette that fixes both of these issues, and I think […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
I created an experimental 256-entry palette that fixes both of these issues, and I think […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Reposted by Patai Gergely :c64:
I want to extend my gratitude for the United Kingdom for demonstrating at scale how utterly stupid "age assurance" for online services is. Now, if only the EU would learn from this. I am not certain it will happen.
July 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I want to extend my gratitude for the United Kingdom for demonstrating at scale how utterly stupid "age assurance" for online services is. Now, if only the EU would learn from this. I am not certain it will happen.
Here’s a turtle casually hanging out with a row of ducks I saw the other day.
July 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Here’s a turtle casually hanging out with a row of ducks I saw the other day.
Reposted by Patai Gergely :c64:
way back in 2017, jackson lango started writing a dev log about his passion project: an ascii/ansi adventure called Terminal Rain.
i was instantly in love with his lighting and animation. in an era overloaded with knockoff cyberpunk aesthetics, he had a keen eye […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
i was instantly in love with his lighting and animation. in an era overloaded with knockoff cyberpunk aesthetics, he had a keen eye […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
way back in 2017, jackson lango started writing a dev log about his passion project: an ascii/ansi adventure called Terminal Rain.
i was instantly in love with his lighting and animation. in an era overloaded with knockoff cyberpunk aesthetics, he had a keen eye […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
i was instantly in love with his lighting and animation. in an era overloaded with knockoff cyberpunk aesthetics, he had a keen eye […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
Pouring out one for this impressive swan couple who ended up with seven teenagers.
July 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Pouring out one for this impressive swan couple who ended up with seven teenagers.
I just released version 1.2 of NUFLIX Studio, which brings some small improvements. This is an application that allows you to create as close to freely pixeled 320×200 images for the #c64 as it gets.
https://github.com/cobbpg/nuflix-studio
#retrocomputing
https://github.com/cobbpg/nuflix-studio
#retrocomputing
GitHub - cobbpg/nuflix-studio: NUFLIX Studio is a system to convert images into C64 executables that try to reproduce the original as closely as possible given the limitations of the graphics hardware.
NUFLIX Studio is a system to convert images into C64 executables that try to reproduce the original as closely as possible given the limitations of the graphics hardware. - cobbpg/nuflix-studio
github.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I just released version 1.2 of NUFLIX Studio, which brings some small improvements. This is an application that allows you to create as close to freely pixeled 320×200 images for the #c64 as it gets.
https://github.com/cobbpg/nuflix-studio
#retrocomputing
https://github.com/cobbpg/nuflix-studio
#retrocomputing
I just discovered the fact that #simcity 2000 could be played without an SVGA card. Specifically, the Windows version could work in 640×480 with a custom 16-colour palette, and it looks surprisingly good! […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
June 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I just discovered the fact that #simcity 2000 could be played without an SVGA card. Specifically, the Windows version could work in 640×480 with a custom 16-colour palette, and it looks surprisingly good! […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
This is strudel.cc, a live coding system to create music on the fly. In a way these kinds of environments are similar in spirit to the BASIC shells of my childhood in how you build your creations incrementally, with immediate feedback.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZCcpWzhekEY
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZCcpWzhekEY
June 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is strudel.cc, a live coding system to create music on the fly. In a way these kinds of environments are similar in spirit to the BASIC shells of my childhood in how you build your creations incrementally, with immediate feedback.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZCcpWzhekEY
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZCcpWzhekEY
It’s interesting how LLMs still haven’t solved the problem of believability that the much simpler procedural story system of Covert Action suffered from over three decades ago. Complexity without purpose is clearly not enough. https://www.filfre.net/2017/03/whats-the-matter-with-covert-action/
www.filfre.net
June 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s interesting how LLMs still haven’t solved the problem of believability that the much simpler procedural story system of Covert Action suffered from over three decades ago. Complexity without purpose is clearly not enough. https://www.filfre.net/2017/03/whats-the-matter-with-covert-action/
This is a fantastic documentary about the story of Sinistar, an impressive arcade game from the early days. It's almost three hours long, but thanks to the short chapters I could enjoy it over several days. It's a great story that deserves a lot more views […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
May 31, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This is a fantastic documentary about the story of Sinistar, an impressive arcade game from the early days. It's almost three hours long, but thanks to the short chapters I could enjoy it over several days. It's a great story that deserves a lot more views […]
This #msx Turrican project is really impressive, and it seems to be coming along nicely. The visuals are top notch given the limitations of the venerable TMS9918 chip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0T0l9bleRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0T0l9bleRM
May 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This #msx Turrican project is really impressive, and it seems to be coming along nicely. The visuals are top notch given the limitations of the venerable TMS9918 chip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0T0l9bleRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0T0l9bleRM
Obscure trivia time! It turns out that Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil fame wished for a #c64 as a child but got a #plus4 instead. If only she had known how far the homebrew scene would take the latter!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbxb4m_k9U&t=238s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbxb4m_k9U&t=238s
May 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Obscure trivia time! It turns out that Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil fame wished for a #c64 as a child but got a #plus4 instead. If only she had known how far the homebrew scene would take the latter!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbxb4m_k9U&t=238s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbxb4m_k9U&t=238s
Okay, @lukhash has really outdone himself with his new album, Home Arcade! It's fun to pick out the musical references, e.g. how 199X uses samples from the Pinball Fantasies intro tune.
https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/home-arcade
https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/home-arcade
LukHash (@lukhash@mastodon.social)
339 Posts, 9 Following, 1.03K Followers · Retro-inspired electronic music producer, fusing classic 80s vibes with modern energy 👾 #chiptune meets #synthwave, powered by custom-modded #retro tech ✨️ MUSIC/MERCH/CONTACT: 🌐 https://music.lukhash.com
mastodon.social
May 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Okay, @lukhash has really outdone himself with his new album, Home Arcade! It's fun to pick out the musical references, e.g. how 199X uses samples from the Pinball Fantasies intro tune.
https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/home-arcade
https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/home-arcade